Lorain man injured after vehicles pin him

LORAIN — A Lorain man was injured after he was pinned between two vehicles in his driveway Saturday afternoon.
Police responded to a call at 1507 W. Ninth St., where they found Edward Knipper trapped between a Mercury Mountaineer and Ford Crown Victoria, according to a police report.
Knipper’s torso was trapped between the driver’s side door and the B-pillar of the Mountaineer while his right leg remained inside the vehicle.
A neighbor said he was checking his oil in his own driveway when he heard a collision and Knipper yell for help. The neighbor, Scott Britvec, found Knipper pinned before he crawled through the rear of the Mountaineer to put the vehicle in park. When he exited the vehicle, he found Knipper had turned blue and was not breathing. Britvec began giving Knipper mouth-to-mouth when Life Care arrived on scene.
As two officers attempted to move the Crown Victoria, Brtivec ran to his home to retrieve a floor jack, which he placed beneath the vehicle. The Lorain Fire Department arrived on scene and freed Knipper from the vehicle.
Police suspect the Mountaineer was not in park when Knipper exited it, causing the car to roll down the driveway, the report said. As Knipper tried to re-enter the Mountaineer, it started to turn toward the Crown Victoria, coming to rest as Knipper was pinned between the two vehicles.